Hi everyone! Just came back from WI. I gained 0.8. I figured this would happen. Now I am ready to kick some serious butt this week!
I already did my WATP dvd [3 miles] this morning before WI. Also, TOM is due next week and I may be retaining some water after the weekend binging of chips, dip, etc.
I have 2 weeks until my 5 months on JC mark and I wanted to be down 30 lbs total. I think this is an unrealistic goal now, so I am shooting for 25 lbs down. That would break me into the 180's, which I have been looking forward to for the past month!
That is my focus now. I want to be at 188.2 by March 22. I plan on doing the WATP dvd everyday except Sunday. This should help get those pounds off and the scale moving in the right direction!
This week does not pose any obstacles eating wise, except for a precinct function tomorrow. There will be an open bar and buffet. I will make sure that I eat my JC dinner before I go and save exchanges for a cider or two. Does anyone know what the exchanges are for a pint of beer/cider?
Hope everyone is having a great day! Drink that water, people!
I FINALLY did some friggin exercise! I am sooo happy I could cry! I did the WATP dvd- 3 mile walk with weights and feel great about it. It's funny because I always found the workout to not be challenging, but since I have not done exercise in so long, this time it actually was.
To shake things up a bit, since I like the routine but I find it really boring- I listened to my iPod as I worked out with Leslie. I just put her on mute. LOL. It worked out great! After the dvd, which took 45 minutes, I took my baby Leo [my puppydog] for a nice walk.
Needless to say- I am feeling so much better!!! Thank you all for the motivation and pep talks over the past month! It's because of all of you that I actually got off my butt and did something today!
Hello everyone! I was having a good week, until this weekend. Have not exercised yet, but will do my WATP dvd tomorrow. I promised myself I would. I figure if I do it for the rest of the week until WI, then that will be 3 times for exercise. Cannot financially join the gym this week, so that is on hold.
I would be lying if I said that I was having a healthy weekend. I need to get my mind into the game. I am really tired of saying the same thing over and over again. I am sabotaging myself every chance I get.
I ate out for lunch and had tuna salad on wheat, a handful of french fries and 2 BIG mozzarella sticks. I had spinach-artichoke dip with baked tostitos tonight while watching a movie. Last night I ate crappy too!
I wish I knew what is wrong with me. Why I don't allow myself to get thin. I didn't do the WATP dvd either. I have serious issues. All I have been doing is stuffing my face and thinking how I wish I was thin. I don't know how to make myself do what is necessary. Where is my willpower?
Hope you all are holding it together this weekend. Lord knows I'm not.
So, I went to WI and gained 0.8. I am miserable about this fact, but I know what I MUST do now. I have to exercise. I cannot lose just by eating 1200 cals per day- my body is used to it now. Enough is enough! I am tired of sabotaging myself and watching the weeks tick by. My 32nd Birthday is in August and I do not want to be fat when it arrives. I want to feel healthy and strong! Not to mention, I need to get down to at least 150 lbs to fit into my Dress Uniform. I have to wear it when I get promoted. I am not sure when that will be- it can be as early as June, so I really need to get moving!
Exercise is the only thing that will get this weight to start moving downward. I have to suck it up and stop being a baby! I am tired of going to JC and seeing the scale go up and down. Enough is enough already!!
I had a bad night last night. I think I am doomed to stay in the 190's because I keep myself there! I went out with BF and a friend to have a pint after work. I had 1 pint of cider and was starving, since I did not get a chance to eat my JC dinner. I choose to have a portobello burger with onion rings! Yikes! The portobello burger is just 3 big slices of portobello mushrooms on a bun, so that was ok, bu the onion rings were GREASY! And I ate them all. I also had a handful of BF's french fries dipped in some gravy! What a complete disaster. I don't know who I think I am actually believing that I can break into the 180's with that kind of eating AND without doing any exercise. I keep sabotaging myself. I think about how long I've been on JC, how I did lose some weight but not enough, in my opinion, and then I feel deprived that I can't eat "regular" food. I end up doing damage like I did last night. I am thankful that I had that mushroom sandwich instead of a real burger though.
So, I went to bed last night with a huge stomache ache and woke up this morning feeling worse. Ughhh! Never again! How did I eat like this on a daily basis? I could just feel the nasty grease go down my throat. Why is it that I cannot get motivated to do an exercise dvd or join a gym? It's like my mind won't let me succeed at weight loss passed what I've accomplished so far. I must work on this. This will be my challenge this week. Working on me. Working on getting in some quality exercise. I can do this. I know I can.
I just want to let you know that all of your posts are truly motivating to me. It helps to see others going thru the same or similar issues. I am going in baby steps but am slowly getting my mind where it needs to be. Thank you to everyone!!
Good morning all! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It has been really cold and windy here, in NY. Needless to say, I am not happy about that!
Went out to dinner with my girlfriends on Friday. I made some ok choices. The next day I did well until the evening. I was famished since I was out doing errands and made the mistake of allowing myself to have tortilla chips and spinach-artichoke dip. That kind of set off a snacking frenzy! Luckily, I did not eat dinner, so at least I didn't add calories to my mini-binge!
Did well yesterday, except I had regular microwave popcorn! It tasted good and was the best alternative to holding me over until I got home and ate my JC dinner. [I was at BF's parents' house] So, all in all, not too bad of a weekend. I did peek on the scale this morning and did not like what I saw though. I really need to get into the 180's! It has been over a month! Hopefully the JC scale will be good to me on Wednesday!
A JC friend had posted something that rang true to me: "Remember...when you cheat...you only cheat yourself and your results. We pay far too much for this program to cheat ourselves!!" So true, so true...
I hope everyone has a spectacular week! Get in that water and some exercise! Remember... the warm weather is coming!
Hello everyone! Went to WI and I am back on track. I knew that alot of the weight that I gained over vacation was water weight! Thank God!! I lost 4.2 from last week and am down to 190.8lbs. I am hoping that I FINALLY get to the 180's at the next WI. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
I really need to get on the exercise bandwagon! I know I am saying this constantly, but I just don't seem to do it! I wish I had a personal motivator that would get me on the street and start running. I feel so good after doing exercise, and I know that the weight would just melt away, but still I don't do it! What is wrong with me?
I hope everyone is doing well this week. We are almost done with February, which means Spring is right around the corner! All of your hard work will pay off, but we really gotta keep at it! I am determined to wear shorts and a bathing suit without shame this year!
So, I actually got on the scale before breakfast. The damage is a 4.6lb gain. These past few days that I have been home were not good ones. I have been chomping down on tortilla chips and other crap that is not good for me.
But, today is a new day. I go back to work today and am looking forward to getting my butt back on plan. It is so much easier to follow JC at work. I am usually very busy doing patrol so I don't have time to think about food. Sometimes I need to eat on the run just to get the fuel in!
I am going to set a goal to exercise 3 times this week. I already walk my dog 3 times a day, but as I have posted before, Leo is a mini dachshund so his short little legs do not lend to a brisk walk. In addition to his walks I am shooting to do either my BL or WATP dvd 3 times. I also need to up the water!
I have WI on Wed, so I am hoping to at least get my weight down to under 195. I think this may be possible since I think I am also retaining water due to my high sodium intake over the past week. We shall see... Wish me luck guys! I gotta get remotivated!
Hey everyone! BF and I drove back to NY from Georgia on Valentine's Day. It was a long 15 hour trip. We did share a bottle of wine and some snugglin' before we went to bed.
Then it was up early Thursday morning since my parents and aunt were coming over to our place. At 12:30pm I was sworn in as an attorney and counselor at law to the NYS Bar. My family and I then went out to lunch at a great cafe in Brooklyn. It was a great day.
I had hopped on the scale Thursday morning after having eaten breakfast and it showed about a 4 pound gain. I am going to weigh in again tomorrow morning before I eat and take it from there. I am going to skip JC WI this week and just go on my normal WI day next Wednesday.
I enjoyed my mom's yummy cooking while we were away and also at my celebration lunch too. I haven't gone out of my way to eat badly, but I have been eating what I wanted regardless if it was dietarily sound or not. It will take me a couple of weeks to be back at my weight before I started vacation last week!
Hope that this week was a good one for everyone. I have not been back on the wagon yet. I will definitely be totally on plan as of Sunday since that is when I go back to work. It is so much easier to do JC when I am at work!
So, for any of you who have been posting to this board for over a month, you know that I took an exam for promotion to Sergeant on 1/21. I am happy to report that I found out that I passed today. Yippee! One more thing I don't have to worry about. I am not sure when I will be promoted- it depends how the other Police Officers faired and what my position on the Promotional List is. I am just so relieved that I am done with that.
Now I have no excuse not to totally focus on myself and what needs to be done to lead a healthy life. Gotta get back on the bandwagon. I must do some damn exercise at least 3 times per week!
Hope all is well with everyone. Thank you all for the good wishes and help, talking me off of the ledge last week!! Hope everyone is easily sticking to whatever plan they are following!!
I can hear Spring coming...
Have an awesome weekend you guys! I hope all of you are doing well.
Hey everyone. I need to vent right now. I just got back from WI and I only lost 0.2. Needless to say, I am thoroughly annoyed. I did not lose at all last week and I was perfectly on plan this week!
On Super Bowl Sunday I stuck to JC like glue except for 2 pieces of yellow cake with some chocolate frosting, but I did not eat my JC dinner so the cals and fat were comparable. This is not enough to keep me from losing after I was doing great all week!!
I know I need to up my exercise, since I am only walking my dog 3 times a day and I do the BL DVD here and there- nothing consistent.
My real gripe is this: I still have a lot to lose- 55 lbs. I am on 1200 calories a day and I gotta tell ya, I've been hungry lately. I cannot go lower than 1200 or then I'd be starving myself. So, what is going on? Technically at 1200 cals, I should be losing regardless of whether I do exercise or not!!
I need someone to calm me down. I am pissed off and ready to jump the JC ship! I am tired of the food and to be honest, I could be saving more money and eating more variety with WW.
I am sooo annoyed right now.
What is even worse is that I know that I will not have a loss next week. TOM is coming on Sunday. Also, I am going with my BF to Georgia to visit my Mom for a few days. She is an awesome cook and I am going to eat here food. I bought JC lunches to take with me [we are driving down] and I'll have oatmeal for breakfast and dinner will be whatever my Mom makes.
I know that I am babbling right now, but I am soo frustrated!
